Power outlet with night-vision-function

• US 6,857,760 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2003
• Issued: 02/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chao Chuan Chien
• Original Assignee: Chao Chuan Chien
• Inventors: Chien, Chao Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Choi, Jacob Y
• Application Number:
  US10/350,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20040145912A1
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 362/396, 362/226, 362/95, 362/800
• US Class Current: 362/641
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6675 with built-in power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/717 with built-in light source
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7175 Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/065 with built-in electric apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A power outlet with night-vision function, which at least comprising a housing, an outlet and plug module, a step-down and rectification circuit and a LED, characterized in: the outlet and plug module, step-down and rectification circuit and the LED are configured prior and then positioned in a mold, further, filled a insulating material into the mold so as to form the housing; wherein, upon the outlet and plug module connecting electrically to a AC power, the step-down and rectification circuit step-down and rectifies the AC power into a DC power and provides to the LED, such that the LED could emit various lights in various patterns so as to improve the visibility of the power outlet and replace a night-lamp in a chamber or a garden.

Claims

1. A power outlet with night-vision function, comprising:

an outlet and plug module electrically connected to AC power;

a step-down and rectification circuit module electrically connected to said outlet and plug module, said step-down and rectification circuit rectifying said AC power into DC power;

a LED receiving power from said step-down and rectification circuit; and

a housing formed of insulating material encasing said outlet and plug module, step-down and rectification circuit, and LED, said insulating material having sufficient transparency such that light from said LED is visible through said housing.

2. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outlet and plug module has a plug and at least one outlet, wherein said outlet is positioned on two opposite surfaces of said power outlet and said plug is positioned on the other two surfaces of said power outlet.

3. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step-down and rectification circuit further comprises:

a step-down circuit for step-down said AC power; and

a rectification circuit is coupled to said step-down circuit for rectifying said AC power into said DC power so as to provide to said LED.

4. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step-down circuit comprises at least one resistor.

5. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rectification circuit is a full-wave rectifier.

6. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LED is a high brightness LED.

7. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulating material is a plastic material.

8. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing is a rectangular.

9. A power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 8, wherein a tail of the housing further comprises a hook.

10. The power outlet with night-vision function as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing consists of a single molded structure in which the said outlet and plug module, step-down and rectification circuit, and LED are embedded in predetermined positions.